Where does “อเนกประสงค์” come from?

อเนกประสงค์ (Thai) comes from Thai ประสงค์, from Sanskrit प्रसङ्ग, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

อเนกประสงค์ (Thai): multipurpose

Definitions

  1. multipurpose

Ancestry of “อเนกประสงค์”, step by step

อเนกประสงค์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ประสงค์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiประสงค์to wish; to desire; to want
2Sanskritप्रसङ्गattachment, devotion; union, association;...
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Thai อเนก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอเนกnumerous; innumerable
2Sanskritअनेकmore than one; many; much
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →